Storyboard:

Title:

1907 - Rasputin and the Romanovs

Rights-Managed,
Editorial

Location and time:

Russia, Saint Petersburg, 1907

Description:

Rasputin was a Russian mystic with an influence in the latter days of the Romanov dynasty in Russia. He was believed to have been a psychic and faith healer and though he can be considered one of the more controversial characters in 20th century history, Rasputin is viewed by most historians today as a scapegoat. He played a small but extremely pivotal role in the downfall of the Romanov dynasty that finally led to Bolshevik victory and the establishment of the Soviet Union. Rasputin played an important role in the lives of the Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, the Alexandra and their only son, the Tsarevitch Alexei, who was a haemophiliac. Tsarina Alexandra thought that their son was kept from death by Rasputin.